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Pollution Prevention Program 

EBMUD's Pollution Prevention Program was 

developed to help customers reduce the 

discharge of pollutants in wastewater. This 

program combines education, public outreach, 

and permit requirements. It can help commercial 

and industrial users decrease costs by eliminating 

permit fees and cutting chemical costs and 

disposal charges, while reducing the discharge of 

pollutants to the wastewater treatment plant and 

San Francisco Bay. 

One of EBMUD's main goals for its pollution 

prevention program is to work with businesses to 

reduce the discharge of pollutants. The business 

types listed below require permits (no fee) to 

help achieve this goal. Please call (510) 287-

1651 for permit information. 

Commercial Businesses Requiring a Permit (No Fee)

Reports 

Annual Pretreatment and Pollution Prevention Report (18MB) 

Automotive Repair Shops 

Automotive Repair Sample Permit (71KB) 

Automotive Repair Facility Guidelines (33KB) 

Discharge Prohibition Sign (30KB) 

Boatyards

Boatyard Sample Permit for Dischargers (131KB) 

Boatyard Sample Permit for Zero Dischargers (95KB) 

Drycleaners

Drycleaners Sample Permit (62KB) 

Discharge Prohibition Sign (334KB) 

Mercury Program - Dental Program

Phase 1 Permits

Dental Sample Permit Phase 1 (56KB) 

Dental Amalgam Waste Best Management Practices Self-Certification Form (26KB) 

Dental Practice Information Form (30KB) 

Dental Facilities Self-Certification Form (26KB) 

Phase 2 Permits - Amalgam

Dental Sample Permit Phase 2 Amalgam (94KB) 

Monitoring Alternative Requirements (26KB) 

z Auto body shops 

z Auto repair shops 

z Boatyards 

z Dental Offices (Mercury Program) 

z Drycleaners 

z Furniture stripping shops 

z Photo processing facilities 

z Print shops 

z Radiator repair shops 

z Restaurants/Food service establishments 

z Vehicle washing facilities 

Pollution Prevention Program Information

The following publications are PDF files that can be viewed and printed through Adobe Acrobat Reader, a 

free software. 

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Problem

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Opportunities

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Current Events

Water & 

Environment

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Conserving & 

Recycling

About EBMUD

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Phase 2 Permits - Nonamalgam

Dental Sample Permit Phase 2 Nonamalgam (52KB) 

Discharge Prohibition Sign (26KB) 

Dental Amalgam Separator Self-Certification Form (25KB) 

Dental Amalgam Separator Variance for Separators Installed Before 12/26/03 (30KB) 

Dental Amalgam Separator Variance for Handling Amalgam Maximum Three Days 

Per Year (30KB) 

Dental Amalgam Separators Annual Cost 2003 (63KB) 

Annual Technical Report for Generators of Amalgam Waste (28KB) 

Annual Technical Report for Non-generators of Amalgam Waste (26KB) 

Best Management Practices (30KB) 

DTSC Fact Sheet (73KB) 

Guidelines for Treatment of Spent Fixer (31KB) 

General 

Dental Mercury FAQs 

EBMUD Newsletter (88KB) 

Mercury Program - Educational Institutions

Template Text Mercury Reduction Program for Educational Institutions (226KB) 

Registration Form (46KB) 

Registration Form (MS Word) 

Assessment Checklist - Laboratories (46KB) 

Assessment Checklist - Laboratories (MS Word) 

Assessment Checklist - Physical Plant (40KB) 

Assessment Checklist - Physical Plant (MS Word) 

Alternatives for Mercury-Containing Devices & Reagents (120KB) 

Mercury FAQs for Educational Institutions (34KB) 

Mercury Fact Sheet (55KB) 

 

Photo Processing and Printing

Photo Processing Sample Permit (58KB) 

Printer Sample Permit (69KB) 

Guidelines for Film Processors/Printers (13KB) 

Discharge Prohibition Sign (140KB) 

Wastewater Discharge Compliance Report (74KB) 

 

Radiator Shops

Radiator Repair Sample Permit (62KB) 

Radiator Pollution Prevention Guidelines (24KB) 

 

Restaurants/Food Service Establishments 

Permit

Sample FOG Permit (27KB) 

FOG Permit Standard Terms and Conditions (45KB) 

Grease Interceptor Conditional Variance For Installation Restrictions (79KB) 

Grease Interceptor Conditional Variance For Grease Generating Capabilities (29KB) 

Grease Interceptor Pumping Frequency Conditional Variance (19KB) 

Grease Interceptor Installation Conditional Waiver (26KB) 

Sample Grease Trap Maintenance Log (35KB) 

Discharge Prohibition Poster - English (3MB) 

Discharge Prohibition Poster - Spanish (54KB) 

Discharge Prohibition Poster - Chinese (70KB) 

Discharge Prohibition Poster - Korean (64KB) 

Discharge Prohibition Poster - Vietnamese (77KB) 

General

FOG Program Brochure (338KB) 

Approved Hauler List (33KB) 

Grease Interceptor Maintenance Flyer - English (95KB) 

Grease Interceptor Maintenance Flyer - Spanish (132KB) 

Grease Interceptor Maintenance Flyer - Chinese (120KB) 

Grease Interceptor Maintenance Flyer - Korean (176KB) 

Grease Interceptor Maintenance Flyer - Vietnamese (110KB) 

Best Management Practices - English (846KB) 

Best Management Practices - Spanish (2MB) 

Best Management Practices - Chinese (81KB) 

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Best Management Practices - Korean (148KB) 

Best Management Practices - Vietnamese (52KB) 

FAQs - English (59KB) 

FAQs - Spanish (57KB) 

FAQs - Chinese (70KB) 

FAQs - Korean (64KB) 

FAQs - Vietnamese (77KB) 

 

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